BESA Center Online Debate No. 5, January 21, 2018
Q: In the aftermath of the failed coup d’état of July 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is embarking on an attempt to improve Ankara’s relations with non-Western countries to avoid …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 4, January 9, 2018
Q: Anti-government protests in Iran – occurring for the first time since 2009 – are attracting international attention. The scale and ferocity of the uprising have left many people dead, injured, …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 3, December 31, 2017
Q: A few weeks after the visit of US President Donald Trump to Asia, North Korea is continuing with its missile launches. While the military option is openly on Washington’s agenda, …
BESA Center Online Debate No. 2, December 11, 2017
Q: On December 6, 2017, US President Donald Trump made a statement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and declaring that his administration will immediately begin the process of building an embassy …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 661, November 28, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent electoral success of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is attributable primarily to its anti-immigration agenda and opposition to radical Islam. Numerous German citizens saw AfD as …
The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies is pleased to launch a new series of online debates on key strategic issues with the participation of leading scholars from all over the world.
Debates will be moderated by BESA non-resident senior associate …
Executive Summary:
This paper assesses Chinese relations with Israel and Greece since the announcement of the “Belt and Road” initiative. China’s initiative signals the continuation and expansion of a pre-existing incremental policy that aims to strengthen its economic and geopolitical …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 630, October 30, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In recent months, Germany and France have expressed skepticism and raised security concerns about the implications of Chinese investments in Europe. The 2017 State of the Union speech by …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 625, October 24, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s image in the Greek media has been negative for decades. However, the rapprochement between Athens and Jerusalem and improvement in their political and economic relations since 2010 have …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 588, September 15, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) marks a fundamental change from Barack Obama’s priorities. It could also create a policy vacuum in Asia, as the US …
